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Iridescent Patina for Jewelry - This is the basic recipe for the iridescent patina. This patina is most effective on highly textured pieces, such as torch texture, rollerprinted and reticulation. It has a slight color interference pattern, similar to oil on water. It has a high natural luster, similar to the nacre on pearls, if done correctly with many repeated dips in a weak solution. It is durable, the colors remain stable to a high degree, and very slow (years) to darken or further oxidize. Further oxidation can be prevented entirely by applying Renaissance Wax when the patina is dry. It is effective on silver, brass and copper, to a lesser degree with gold. This makes it an excellent patina for keum-boo applications, since the 24 kt. gold content remains bright.
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 18:14:15 +0000

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